Alcohol and Older People booklet

A booklet for older people and their families, friends and carers. It is also for anyone interested in finding out more about alcohol and ageing.

It has information about:

• how our bodies become less able to cope with alcohol as we age
• how alcohol affects certain medicines and health conditions
• how much alcohol is too much when you’re older
• what older people can do if they think they have a drinking problem.
• what family/whānau can do.

View Alcohol and Older People in PDF.